Quotations of Martin Luther King – 2011-01-16 22:39:21
Quotes of Dr. Martin Luther King
“We must be prepared to match actions with words by seeking out every creative method of protest possible.”
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
“A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.”
“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
“Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government’s policy, especially in time of war. … (America) can never be saved so long as it destroys the deepest hopes of men the world over.”
“Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world… … With this powerful commitment we shall boldly challenge the status quo…”
“A right delayed is a right denied.”
“A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.”
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
“He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.”
“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.”
“The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.”
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”
